Largest Single Order

Sarantel Group PLC 05 September 2005 Embargoed until 7:00 5 September 2005 Sarantel Group PLC ('Sarantel') Sarantel, the leading manufacturer of revolutionary filtering antennas for wireless devices, is pleased to announce that it has received the largest single order in its history. The 300 thousand unit order from a North American customer is for a new, non-GPS antenna product. The antenna was designed by Sarantel's R& D team and manufactured in Wellingborough, UK. Volume shipments are expected in the first half of the 2006 financial year, commencing 1 October 2005 Sarantel intends to issue a trading update ahead of its Preliminary Results for the year ending 30 September 2005 in early October. David Wither, Chief Executive Officer said: 'We are delighted to announce this order, which demonstrates the successful penetration of our core technology into new markets outside of GPS.' For further information please contact: Sarantel Group PLC www.sarantel.com David Wither, CEO/Sitkow Yeung, CFO 01933 670560 Smithfield 020 7360 4900 Sara Musgrave / Sarah Richardson Pictures are available for the media to view and download from www.vismedia.co.uk About Sarantel Sarantel designs, manufactures and sells patented, ceramic, filtering antennas for use in portable wireless devices such as PDAs, laptops and 3G mobile devices. Its current focus is on producing antennas for the GPS market which allow a clearer signal than conventional antennas whilst reducing the amount of energy absorbed by the head by approximately 90 per cent. The antennas simplify system design, thus allowing design standardisation and reduced time to market and cost for manufacturers. As well as GPS, Sarantel's antennas are designed to service Wi-Fi, 3G and Bluetooth platforms which are expected to be a key element in the future success of mobile network operators and device manufacturers. Sarantel's antennas can significantly increase the range and effective bandwidth of Wi-Fi devices and Sarantel is planning to commence high volume delivery of its antennas into the satellite radio market within the next 12 months. Sarantel listed on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange, on 2nd March 2005 at an issue price of 82p. Sarantel is included in the IT Hardware sector (93) within the Telecommunications equipment sub-sector (938) and has a RIC code of SLG.L This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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